Originally Posted by
aCavalierInCoach
IANAL but have never heard of a jurisdiction where a business serving consumers can disclaim an implied warranty of merchantibility
I can’t find a copy of Hertz terms but I have a National rental jacket from last month and it says in section 2, in capitals, that “Renter is renting a vehicle and any optional accessories as is, and has had an adequate opportunity to inspect the vehicle and any optional accessories and it’s operation before leaving the owner’s premises. Owner excludes all warranties, both express and implied, with respect to the vehicle and any optional accessories, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.”
And this makes total sense, for the fact that if something serious were to go wrong with the vehicle, causing a collision let’s say, the rental company would want nothing to do with the incident.